Archie Vaughan follows dad Michael's footsteps as he's named England U19 captain

Archie Vaughan is following in the footsteps of his father Michael after being named as England Under-19 captain.

Vaughan senior led his country in 51 Tests, including the famous Ashes triumph of 2005, but first skippered his country at under-19 level in 1993/94.

Son Archie, who broke into the Somerset side as an all-rounder last season, has now been handed the same honour for the forthcoming tour of South Africa.

His side will take on the Proteas in three Youth ODIs and two Youth Tests in Cape Town and Stellenbosch between January 17 and February 6.

"To get the opportunity to represent England at this level is really special in itself, but to lead the team out is something else," said the 19-year-old.

"If someone had told me 12 months ago that I would have forced my way into the Somerset first team and be captaining the under-19s, I wouldn't have believed them.